brucemillar
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This has annoyed me probably more than it should. I can't help feeling annoyed at it. What do you think.
I had to visit my local chemist store (large chain that sounds like it could be a bank).
I had to buy a particular brand of wipes (nuff said on that please). Great news they had one packet left on the shelf in the brand that I required and no other brands or packets available.
Pleased at my good fortune I presented my packet to the lady at the counter.
Loose transcript:
Me. I'll take these please.
Lady: One moment sir. (she inspects the packet carefully). I can't sell you these sir.
Me. Why not?
Lady: They are 1 day past their sell by date.
Me. Oh that's fine. I don't mind. They are for me only and are sealed properly. So I'll take hem please.
Lady: (now looking at me like I am mad) No sir, you dont understand? They are past their sell by date so I can't sell them to you.
Me: Oh yes you can. I want to buy them, you have them for sale, I am accepting my actions. Can I have them please.
Lady: No you can't.
Me. Well can I have another packet that is not passed it's sell by date?
Lady: We don't have anymore.
Me. OK then just sell or give these to me as a gift.
Lady: I'm throwing them in the bin !!
Me. Please don't do that. There is nothing with them.
Lady. They are going in the bin. PLOP, GONE.
Me. What if I bought those yesterday?
Lady: That's fine they weren't past their sell by date.
Me: But they would have been today?
Lady. Well they are in the bin now so it doesn't matter.
What a waste of perfectly good stuff. Is there no common sense left? It wasn't perishable goods or life saving drugs. It was a packet of wet wipes.
This has annoyed me probably more than it should. I can't help feeling annoyed at it. What do you think.
I had to visit my local chemist store (large chain that sounds like it could be a bank).
I had to buy a particular brand of wipes (nuff said on that please). Great news they had one packet left on the shelf in the brand that I required and no other brands or packets available.
Pleased at my good fortune I presented my packet to the lady at the counter.
Loose transcript:
Me. I'll take these please.
Lady: One moment sir. (she inspects the packet carefully). I can't sell you these sir.
Me. Why not?
Lady: They are 1 day past their sell by date.
Me. Oh that's fine. I don't mind. They are for me only and are sealed properly. So I'll take hem please.
Lady: (now looking at me like I am mad) No sir, you dont understand? They are past their sell by date so I can't sell them to you.
Me: Oh yes you can. I want to buy them, you have them for sale, I am accepting my actions. Can I have them please.
Lady: No you can't.
Me. Well can I have another packet that is not passed it's sell by date?
Lady: We don't have anymore.
Me. OK then just sell or give these to me as a gift.
Lady: I'm throwing them in the bin !!
Me. Please don't do that. There is nothing with them.
Lady. They are going in the bin. PLOP, GONE.
Me. What if I bought those yesterday?
Lady: That's fine they weren't past their sell by date.
Me: But they would have been today?
Lady. Well they are in the bin now so it doesn't matter.
What a waste of perfectly good stuff. Is there no common sense left? It wasn't perishable goods or life saving drugs. It was a packet of wet wipes.
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